Context-dependent effects of goal primes

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 653-667

  Laran, Juliano ^a   Janiszewski, Chris ^b   Cunha Jr , Marcus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 55849091028     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592127     Document Type: Article

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